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obama has been under fire from gay rights advocates. they say he's been too slow to implement the changes he promised as a candidate. they call this announcement monumental. >> it's all about taking an unjust, discriminatory, and unconstitutional law, off the books. >> reporter: conservatives slam the president. >> there are reasons why traditionally heterosexual couples have been recognized by governments. and it's not a position that same-sex couples have proven to be. >> reporter: this couple is suing the federal government to change that. >> we challenge the statute because it's fundamentally wrong. >> and it directly affects us. >> reporter: even if this law is found unconstitutional, that doesn't make same-sex marriage the law of the land. what it does do is gives federal benefits to same-sex couples where the marriages are legal. rob and peggy? >> thanks, karen. >>> the u.s. has the dubious distinction of coming in last when it comes to paid family leave. the new report from human rights watch says, of the 178 nations of guarante
obama has been under fire from gay rights advocates. they say he's been too slow to implement the changes he promised as a candidate. they call this announcement monumental. >> it's all about taking an unjust, discriminatory, and unconstitutional law, off the books. >> reporter: conservatives slam the president. >> there are reasons why traditionally heterosexual couples have been recognized by governments. and it's not a position that same-sex couples have proven to be....
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you hear president obama talk about an orderly transition. secretary of state clinton said the same thing on the sunday shows yesterday, an orderly transition. now, the administration says they're not talking about a transition necessarily away from mubarak being the president of egypt, but one think tank expert on egypt who visited with national security staff today said that she thought all this talk of an orderly transition is president obama signaling to mubarak directly that it's time for him to step down, diane? >> so many ways of shakespearian drama, jake. thank you. reporting from the white house. >>> and before president obama, four other u.s. presidents dealt with hosni mubarak, who has held on to power for three decades, so who is this 82-year-old who has been such a survivor politically and every other way? here's john donvan. >> reporter: 30 years ago he wasn't the dictator, he was the understudy watching a parade with then egyptian president anwar sadat who was about to die. arguably it was the assassins who attacked the front s
you hear president obama talk about an orderly transition. secretary of state clinton said the same thing on the sunday shows yesterday, an orderly transition. now, the administration says they're not talking about a transition necessarily away from mubarak being the president of egypt, but one think tank expert on egypt who visited with national security staff today said that she thought all this talk of an orderly transition is president obama signaling to mubarak directly that it's time for...
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. >> reporter: this has meant the white house has to tread carefully, almost as if president obama were a law enforcement negotiator trying to deal with a hostage taker, wanting to calmly back him down from the precipice of a rash and violent end. u.s. officials were especially alarmed on tuesday when gadhafi said, "i will die here." >> the suffering and bloodshed -- >> reporter: so, president obama did not even mention gadhafi's name in his remarks this week. he did not want to personalize the crisis and feed into gadhafi's megalomania, his view that this is a showdown between the two of them. the white house has been de-emphasizing gadhafi as much as possible. >> it's not about personalities. >> reporter: and diane, the white house and the obama administration withdrew all officials from the u.s. embassy in tripoli and they are pursuing sanctions against the libyan government, but the big fear is that there is no diplomatic measure that can be taken that will penetrate the armor of gadhafi's madness. diane? >> such a delicate set of maneuvers they have to perform. thank you, jake. >>>
. >> reporter: this has meant the white house has to tread carefully, almost as if president obama were a law enforcement negotiator trying to deal with a hostage taker, wanting to calmly back him down from the precipice of a rash and violent end. u.s. officials were especially alarmed on tuesday when gadhafi said, "i will die here." >> the suffering and bloodshed -- >> reporter: so, president obama did not even mention gadhafi's name in his remarks this week. he did...
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president obama is demanding that moammar gadhafi step down immediately. this came after a phone call with the german chancellor angela merkel in which both leaders, we're told, expressed deep concerns over what they called the brutalization of the libyan protesters. the white house issued a statement in which president obama said quote, when a leader's only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his people, he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what is right for his country by leaving now. the two leaders also urged the international community to take strong measures to hold libya's government accountable, but they didn't say what the measures should be. >> john hendren in front of the white house tonight. thank you. >>> in the meantime from egypt this evening where the revolution toppled president mubarak, an alarming scene. the military police using force against protesters, just before dawn today, beating them and making arrests there. protesters feel the military's patience is wearing out, but the council has separated
president obama is demanding that moammar gadhafi step down immediately. this came after a phone call with the german chancellor angela merkel in which both leaders, we're told, expressed deep concerns over what they called the brutalization of the libyan protesters. the white house issued a statement in which president obama said quote, when a leader's only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his people, he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what is right for...
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thinking on taking on president obama. he's parlayed his strong showing in the 2008 republican primaries into a new career of writing, speaking, radio and television. on top of the gop field right now, the former governor of arkansas, mike huckabee, whose new book comes out tomorrow. i want to put our new poll out there. it shows you on the top. 21% with sarah palin, mitt romney, all bunched out. you've got the book out which could form the core of a campaign platform. you're the most ambivalent front-runner, i can't figure it out why. >> george, i don't have to tell you what it's like to go through this whole grinder. i think that i've done it before gives me a sense of gravity towards the process. but it also gives me an understanding that it's not always smart to be the first guy out of the corral out there in the arena riding around on your pony yourself. >> how much is your calculation that president obama is going to be tough to beat? >> i think he is tough to beat. all this talk, that he's a one-term president. peop
thinking on taking on president obama. he's parlayed his strong showing in the 2008 republican primaries into a new career of writing, speaking, radio and television. on top of the gop field right now, the former governor of arkansas, mike huckabee, whose new book comes out tomorrow. i want to put our new poll out there. it shows you on the top. 21% with sarah palin, mitt romney, all bunched out. you've got the book out which could form the core of a campaign platform. you're the most...
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and later came the news that president mubarak was not taking president obama's advice and including opposition leaders and and he was not taking over concrete measures, lifting the emergency law immediately, as president obama has asked him to do. so, i have to say, though the white house right now is poring over mubarak and vice president suleiman's statements, trying to figure out what went on tonight, there is no concrete reaction. they are still trying to make sense of it, just like the crowd in tahrir square. >> it is telling, jake. our thanks to you. and we want everyone to know we will be reporting on "nightline" later tonight with a wrap-up of today's events. >>> but we'll move on next to another natural gas explosion in another quiet neighborhood in america. one so forceful it leveled houses and the latest disaster in allentown, pennsylvania, follows a terrible explosion in san bruno, california, you may remember, and another one in philadelphia. so, we asked david kerley, what this is saying about aging pipes, natural gas and danger for everyone at home? >> reporter: just
and later came the news that president mubarak was not taking president obama's advice and including opposition leaders and and he was not taking over concrete measures, lifting the emergency law immediately, as president obama has asked him to do. so, i have to say, though the white house right now is poring over mubarak and vice president suleiman's statements, trying to figure out what went on tonight, there is no concrete reaction. they are still trying to make sense of it, just like the...
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president obama is throwing a super bowl party. j.lo and husband mark anthony are bringing some celebrity fabulousness to a guest list largely of lawmakers. the menu includes bratwurst, cheeseburgers, beer brewed in pennsylvania and wisconsin. items that will not win a seal of approval from the first lady's anti-obesity crusade, though i think there's some salad on that menu, as well. the president, by the way, says he's not choosing sides in the game. he's a chicago bears fan. >>> one item from ohio. a spectacular explosion when a freight train carrying volatile chemicals derailed south of toledo. at least 15 cars carrying ethanol were involved, creating a fire ball that could been seen for miles. no reports of injuries. >>> still ahead on "world news" this sunday, the shocking sports scandal that left an entire nation with a heavy, heavy heart. >>> but when we return, as the celebration of ronald reagan's centennial officially kicks off, does the reagan myth match the reality? new year's resolution! joined? we want a healthier li
president obama is throwing a super bowl party. j.lo and husband mark anthony are bringing some celebrity fabulousness to a guest list largely of lawmakers. the menu includes bratwurst, cheeseburgers, beer brewed in pennsylvania and wisconsin. items that will not win a seal of approval from the first lady's anti-obesity crusade, though i think there's some salad on that menu, as well. the president, by the way, says he's not choosing sides in the game. he's a chicago bears fan. >>> one...
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an official with the obama administration called it a positive step, but there were also signs that mubarak's party planness to keep him in also for as long as possible. the president has said he'll stay until elections in september, and they think mubarak should stay, too, at least for now. wisner said he was speaking for himself when he said president mubarak remains utterly critical in the days ahead. the president must stay in office to see those changes through. the thousands of protesters still going rejected that today. why not wait until september? >> we don't trust mubarak anymore. >> military check points creating a stronger buffer around the square are now creating enormous lines to get in. they come carrying flags. take a look at this line right outside liberation square. the longest line we have seen yet, stretching really as far as the eye can see down one of the famed bridges over to the nile that you have to cross to get into the square, and keep in mind this is now day 12. we asked the protesters if mubarak does step down, then what? what about fears of international chaos he
an official with the obama administration called it a positive step, but there were also signs that mubarak's party planness to keep him in also for as long as possible. the president has said he'll stay until elections in september, and they think mubarak should stay, too, at least for now. wisner said he was speaking for himself when he said president mubarak remains utterly critical in the days ahead. the president must stay in office to see those changes through. the thousands of protesters...
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the topic, president obama's proposed budget. here's how it all went down. >> if we're going to walk the walk when it comes to fiscal discipline, these kinds of cuts will be necessary. >> this is not an i got the message budget. it's unserious and irresponsible. >> if i run and if i win, this country will be respected again. >> oh, yeah, you'd really class up washington. [ laughter ] >> we wish the opposition and the brave people in the streets across cities in iran, you know, the same opportunity that they saw their egyptian counterparts see in the last week. >> lara was covering the celebrations in cairo last friday when she was surrounded by a mob, sexually assaulted and beaten. >> the protesters are starting to move out toward the military and they are -- whoa. no, no, no, no! hang on! journalist! journalist! journalist! >> he said, if you tell anybody, i'll kill you. you know, i will make sure that no one believes you. >> somebody now has come behind him and maybe walk over his spit. >> we had a very -- very -- let's go -- l
the topic, president obama's proposed budget. here's how it all went down. >> if we're going to walk the walk when it comes to fiscal discipline, these kinds of cuts will be necessary. >> this is not an i got the message budget. it's unserious and irresponsible. >> if i run and if i win, this country will be respected again. >> oh, yeah, you'd really class up washington. [ laughter ] >> we wish the opposition and the brave people in the streets across cities in...
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president obama didn't get one. i won't hold my breath either. but now with just 66 long days to g. i'm keeping my fingers crossed and one finger in particular. in the meantime, here's gabrielle o'rourke with the intricate details of the royal invitation. >> reporter: this thick white card is the letter most people wish had been dropped through their door this weekend. the invitation is topped with the queen's insignia, "e" for elizabeth, "r" for regina, the latin word for queen in whose name the invitation was sent. for its royal, origins that insignia is dye stamped in gold and then burnished. the card reads, the lord chamberlain is commanded by the queen to invite the holder to the marriage at westminster abbey at 11:00 a.m. on april 29, so who is the lord chamberlain? considered senior official of the royal household he's generally responsible for organizing all court functions. the k.g. following prince william's name is for his knighthood. almost three years ago the queen appointed his royal highness to be a royal knight companion of the mo
president obama didn't get one. i won't hold my breath either. but now with just 66 long days to g. i'm keeping my fingers crossed and one finger in particular. in the meantime, here's gabrielle o'rourke with the intricate details of the royal invitation. >> reporter: this thick white card is the letter most people wish had been dropped through their door this weekend. the invitation is topped with the queen's insignia, "e" for elizabeth, "r" for regina, the latin word...